A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
A 13-year-old girl is donating all her winnings in a national essay contest to the Ferndale Cat Shelter. It’s a place where she volunteers and where she adopted a cat that she says actually rescued her.
Source: Teen wins contest with essay about her cat, donates winnings to Ferndale Cat Shelter
Nicely done!
Being extremely tall is sort of a giraffe’s whole thing. So when scientists recently spotted two wild giraffes with relatively short legs—nearly halving their adult height—they were stunned.
Source: Scientists Discover Short-Legged Corgi Giraffes
Ya had me at “Corgi”. (FWIW there are better pictures in the source article itself.)
ICU nurse Caitlyn Obrock took care of Jones while she was sedated. The nurse said she would whisper words of motivation to Jones on each shift to let her know she was going to make it through.
Source: A woman who gave birth while intubated due to Covid-19 names her ICU nurse as the baby’s godmother
Heroes among us.
“She enjoys greeting all of the familiar faces along the way, and she stops and gets treats and pettings from some of her favorite humans.”
Source: Every Morning A Horse Takes Herself For A Walk Through The Streets Of Frankfurt
Ha! I love this.
Never take clean water for granted.
Source: New Discovery Could Lead to Cheaper And More Efficient Water Desalination
I’ve mentioned efforts like this here before. I think this is one of those under-appreciated yet major areas for quality of life improvement for majority of our planet.
They transformed the fibre found in discarded pineapple leaves into a strong material used to build the frames for unmanned aircraft or drones.
Source: Malaysians turn pineapple waste into disposable drone parts
Great idea!
Sgt. Mary Ehiarinmwian was born in Nigeria and immigrated to Germany as a child before coming to the U.S. in 2016
Source: A Quick-Thinking Soldier Pulled a Driver from a Smoking Car — and Was Honored for Her Heroism
What a great example.
Matt Lima said the children reminded him of his kids and he could not charge the women for wanting to give them Christmas dinner.
Source: Policeman pays for family’s Christmas dinner instead of charging them for shoplifting
Nicely done, sir.
Trucker Joe Hylton rescues baby along highway after terrifying accident flings her into the darkness and her father couldn’t find her.
Wow.
A cookie competition between two dads turned into a heartwarming effort that has resulted in over 18,000 cookies being delivered to essential workers across Pennsylvania.
Source: Bake-Off Between Two Dads Turns Into Movement To Deliver Cookies To Essential Workers
I love it!